The BC Card Cup tournament gathers 20 young players
(another name for it is SinIn Wang = King of the New
Stars, like the Japanese Shinjin-O). The format is a
win-and-continue for the first 19 games. The title
holder is listed last, so he has only one game to win to
enter the final tournament; any other must win 2 games.
In the final knock-out part, the players having made
the best preliminary showings (number of games won) are
seeded in the 2nd round.
Thinking time is 3 hours each, komi is 6.5.